Mask: wood

Description

This mask, made by Cherokee artisan Davis Welch, is carved and left unpainted. Different types of masks were traditionally used in Cherokee culture for a variety of ceremonial purposes. Today, masks are still used in ceremonial dances. The images depicted on masks include a variety of animals, often bear or deer, as well as variations on the “booger” mask. Artisans also make masks depicting the seven Cherokee clans. The mask is dated, "1990."
Details
- Creator
  - Welch, Davis
- Format
  - Crafts (art genres)
- Type
  - StillImage
- Date
  - Date original: 1990
  - Date digitized: 2009-12-02
- Extent
  - Dimension: 10.75" x 6.0" x 3.75"
- Subject - Topic
- Location
  - Qualla Boundary
  - Appalachian Region, Southern
- Source institution
  - Western Carolina University
- Source Collection
  - Artifact Collection
- Identifier
  - QACM_2010_037
- Repository
  - Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual

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